2012 seems like a lifetime ago when Zambia shocked the world by winning the coveted TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations. It does not really seem to be just 12 years ago.
A lot has happened since then in and around African Football, but one thing is for sure, the Chipolopolo are back, and they want to build on their past success.
The inclusion of defender Stopilla Sunzu who is the only featuring winner from 2012 speaks to a need to be dynamic in Côte d’Ivoire.
2017 AFCON U20 champions Patson Daka, Emmanuel Banda, Fashion Sakala and Edward Chilufya are set to make their senior AFCON debuts and there is excitement around that